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THIS EVENING.

THIS EVENING.
WALTER b WILLIAMS CO.. Auctioneers.
ATTRACTIVE AUCTION sALEl
BY order of the Taunton Plate Company at our
salesroom. Corner 10th and Streets. facing
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
COMMENCING MONDAY. DECEMBER FIFTH. AT
ELEVEN O'CLOCK A. NJ, REsUMING AT
HALF-PAsT TWO AND HALF-PAsT
SEVEN p. NJ. DAILY, UNTIL
ENTIRE STOCK is DIS
POSED OF
Rich Elegant, and Unique
ELECTRO-PLATED sILvERwARE.
FRENCH MANTEL CLOCKS
IMPORTED ARTISTIC PAINTED BRoNzEs
sTATUETTEs. TABLE. .MANTEI. AND CLOCK
ORNAMENTS
SATIN. CHINA. AND GLASS BOWLS AND VASES.
In new colors. Goben Blue. Old Red Torquoise. and
Cameo: singular and beautifully painted with rich
designs, and embossed with gold
FRUIT AND BERRY BOWLS,
From the Ravenswood Pottery mounted in Silver.
LIFE-LIKE TERRA GOTTA BUsTS
Brass Goods Music Boxes French Bowel Mirrors Rose
Jars, Lamps. Albums, &C., &c.
SOUVENIR CUPS AND sAUcERs IN SATIN BOXES
fine line of Toilet Goods in Ceuoid. Brush. Glass
and Comb with Manicure Sets
Together with large assortment of the celebrated
Rogers Table Cutlery and English Steel Shears sc
Ladies' respectfully and especially invited Chairs
provided for their comfort.
WALTER b WILLIAMS 4 CO..
d2-d2w Auctioneers
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THE LONDON AND LIVERPOOL CLOTHING 90.
d5 oor,sr 7sh snd -
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Pension Agent Mobbed.

VIOLENT ABUSE HEAPED UPON CoLoRED OFFICIAL
dispatch from cairo, Ills, December 12, says:
Joseph Houser, colored man, was not long ago
appointed pension agent by President Cleveland
and assigned 10 duty In Southeast Missouri. with
headquarters at Cape Girardeau. Saturday, as he
was Investigating pension matters at La Forge,
Mo-, he was seized by a mob who were incensed
against him, whether because he was a negro and
inVestei with authority by the President, or for
some other reason, Is not known. The mob hur-
rled him TO tall timber with the intention, openly
a tree After the timber was reached more mod
crate councils prevailed, and the mob cOntented
Itself with whipping, pounding, and kicking the
unfortunate Official until he was hardly able to
move He succeeded In reaching Belmont Crossing
on foot, and arrived at Charleston on the Iron
Mountain Road late that night. Houser came here
from Chicago several years ago. and was for a time
editor OF the Cairo Daily Gazette, a democratic
sheet, which had BRIEF existence. Drifting TO
washington later he was rewarded with the POSI-
ton which has so nearly cost him his life.
POwderly Stricken.
THE LABOR LEADER SEIZED WITH A HRMORRHAGE AT
SCRANTON.
From the Philadelphia Press. to day.
General Master workman POwderly has been
stricken with a violent hemorrhage OF the lungs.
Word to this effect was received In this city yes
terday morning at the general headquarters OF the
order, S14 North Broad street. The intelligence
came from Mr. Powderly's home In Scranton by
private wire and the message was received by
Jno. W. Hayes, the secretary OF the general execu-
tive board and the close conidant OF Mr.. Powderly,
who communicated the contents TO General Sec
rotary Litchman and then TO the general executive
board Strict orders were given to the clerks In
the O1ice to keep the matter a profound secret.
Nevertheless. Mr. Powderly's attack was the sub
Ject OF whispered conversation all day throughout
the Broad street office, and endeavors to suppress
the news were inenuctual Mr. Powderly, 1t was
stated in the message, was completely Frustrated
by the attack, which had been sudden and unex-
pected Mr. Powderly has made no secret OF the
fact That his lungs have long been weak, but he
terday. IL is matter OF doubt whether he will
be able to come TO this city this week to attend
the meeting OF the general executive board 1t is
usually the custom OF the board to await Mr.
POwderly's arrival before taking up any serious
important business for consideration, so the fact
OF Mr.. Powderly's detention yesterday caused the
members present to defer the weQhtier questions
placed before them until the general master work.
man Is able TO attend.
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THOMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED REAL Es-
TATE. ON STR EFT sOUIHwI ST. ne
TWEEN SEVENTH a. Nj fIGHI SIRE 7 =
Under and by virtue of q certain deed of trust re-
corded in llber No $50 folio 50. Of tIe la I'd ~,
cords for the District of Columbia the undersigned
Trustee will sell public auction. front of tn. PREM
isss; at FOUR O'CLOCK PM, ON SATURDAY. III L
SEVENTEETh DAY OF DECEMBFR 1887, the
following described real estate in the City of washn-
ton. D. C.. to wit: All that Part Of lots numbered two
CD three CD four a and five (5 ia the recorded SUBJ
division OF square No ABB beginning Oh south street
5S1s feet east from the southwestern said
north % feet theice west II feet inches. thence
south % feet to the BEGINNING, with the improvements
thereon, consisting of tw D-s.ory brick house.
Terms of sale: Onc-third cash, and the balance in
aud years, with iuters centum per
annun. payable semi annually secured 10y deed trust
the Premises all cash at the option of the pur-
chaser. If the terms are not complied with in ten
days. the Trustee the rig resell the
risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser All con-
veyancinx at the Purchasers cost deposit of 90
will be required at the time of sale.
d12-dts GEORGE ]. SUFFERLE, Trustee
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II D. RoBEY. Aucuoneer.

II
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MARYLAND,
Al suNNislDE SRA ION, on The WASHING
Ton BRANCH OF THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
RAILROAD. ELEVEN MILES FROM WASHING
TON CIll.
BY virtue of ad~cree of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County. Maryland, sitting Court OF Equ-
y, passed in In said Court. wherein William
Stanley Is plaintiff and Jesse v y. Huyck. Fannie r.
Mclain, and others dsfendants the undersigned
Trustee will sell at public auction. the PREMISES
IHIhSDAl. DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, 1857. Al
TWELVE fOkTl-flNE O'CLOCK y. NJ. all that
valuable property known the McIain property con
sisting of Fine Dwelling and out buildings aud
tanning ten acres and thirty three and three fourths
perches OF land. and fully described deeds of
LILA y McLan, from Fielder VI Masruder aud wife,
dated April 4. ls6S. and October 1870 and recorded
in libers H. b. No D, folio 203 and H. B. No. 4 folio
SOs. &c, respectively, of the land records Of said
county.
This property is located immediately at sunnyside
station. and Ii improved by good dwelling build
ings, line orchard Of peach and apple trees and
most elix1bly located
Terms Of sale Cash the day of or upon the
ratification thereof by the Court deposit of 800
Will be required al the time If sale Upon Payment Il
the whole purchase money deed will b- given nj the
cost OF the purchaser.
Holm N 4 sAsScFR Truste.
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Two HUNTERS KILL EACH OTHER-Wm. Grinter,
II. Raqua, prominent and wealthy citizen Of Fort
Scott, were hunting in the wilds OF Ozark County
on saturday. RaQul intstOok CRITTERS head for q
turkey, and sent a load OF buckshot into him.
Grinter, supposing 1t had been done purpOsely,
became enraged, and returned the fire, killing
RaQua instantly. Grtnter died an hour afterward.
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ANOTHER GREAT SOUTHERN ENTRRPRISR.-A cable
dispatch from London announces that the United
States Rolling Stock Co. has decided to increase
Its capital stock from s. 600 900 to a. OOO and
Guiding rolling mill and foundry, and capable OF
turning out twenty cars day. The works will
employ 900 men. and will dsburse $1,000 a day
for labor and material.
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JOHNSON & Lurrnr11.

We have in stock. bought for Christmas presents .
large lot Of GOLD SILVER, and NATURAL HAN
DIE SILK. GLORIA. and ALPACA UMBRELLAS.
at prices to suit ALL ranging in price from sl75 to
$500
Also large lot Of MUFFS. from 81 to a.
Ladies' and Gents LINEN and SILK HANDKER-
CHIEFS from &c. to s1.5O.
100 dozen KID GLOVES, 69c., 73c., 97c.; the best
value We have ever offered before.
100 pieces DIAGONAL DRESS GOODS, l5c.
splendid value.
Our COMBINATION SUITS reduced in price to
close.
$3.50 SUITS reduced to ell.
S15 SUITS to $3.50
All DRESS GOODS greatly reduced in price.
HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR . specially.
JOHNSON LUTTRELL
do 713 Market Space.
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Two freight trains collided on the Chesapeake
and ohio Railroad, sunday. near Clifton Forge Va.
Three men were killed, one OF whom was COnduc-
Tor Fry. Both trains were wrecked.
sllas :. SwartIey, manager In Philadelphia OF
thr Oryille Milling Co., OF Oryle, o. Is defauIter
Aid fugitive from justice. The deIalcaIions Will
aggregate about 81 500 stock gambling was the
aus VI swartIeys POPULATIONS
, inS strike OF ore handlers at Fairport, Ohio is
practically ended
I'll, lns INST cremation In Michigan occurred at De-
-, Ihe Duke % Norfolk who will convey 10 the
~ me Congratulations OF Queen Victoria and
g. o@iisoQry On his Jubiler, has started Tor
III, ~ iecYrder OF the Old Bailey, London has al
,as ~, anu jury 10 md true bill for murder
80 <,iherlcan, Daniel DOnerty, who killed
..,t.,,e1 smother American
s.,onh.,. VI me Reading Railroad Co. make an
I-o, eeni.ii Of the statement that the Western
~, raph Co Will absorb its telegraph sys-
80 49,, ILL., ~, ,hr ist OF January.
fo+ n @ ANA Railroad co. n preparing plans
,,,, VI al lines tributary 10 It's different
- 1e' one ~ stem. ms will it Is stated,
- 1911 enc cost Of the manage lnent.
, NJ 80 90, iotA state Temperance Republican
Sasue. pSs.er known as the anti-saloOn wing Of
she IepuDnsah party, Will hold a Conference at
oyracuse. y l., on the 18TH inst
inN tthNDttc Sttadstrd has received a ca bleyram
.otn hoshe announcing that tine Rev mos
Mtovseih, ItttOi Oi St JOSeph,s church Dsnyille
"a, hts oeeh appointed To the ;. . 81 Uarrisburp
" sueceeu the late Bishop shanahan.
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REFUSED TO WEAR THE BLACK CAP-At Uvade,
Texas, Friday afternoon, Cruise Rodriguez was
hanged for the murder OF Pancha GarOa who was
called TO his door early one morning in 1885 and
shot down in cold blood. Rodriguez asked to be
shot, as he had been soldier. This being denied,
he refused to wear the black cap.
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WALTER b. WILLIAMS CO.. Auctioneers.

WALTER B. WILLIAMS CO. Auc'ionesr'
- AUCTION! AUCTION,i
large consignment Of Holiday Goods TO be closed
out at once consisting Of fine line Of Plush Goods.
Toilet Sets, Dolls. Albums Writing Desks. &C. Also
large line OF Pocket and Table Cutlery Silyerware
the best make. Seth Thomas Eight Day Clocks Also
the balance OF retail stock Solid tiold and Silver
Watches all warranted represented Ladies' aud
Gents Jewelry Of all kinds Opera Glasses japanese
Ware, &C.
Sale TO commence TUESDAY MORNING, at HALF
PASI Ten, HALF-PAST TWO I. NJ and HAIF-PAST
SEVEN PM, to continue until entire stock is closed
out: at Hempstone's Old Stand. SOB Market Space.
dl2-2t WAITER b. WILLIAMS co. Aucts
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Henry Georges Denial.

New York dispatch to the Philadelphia Press
says, about the rumOr that Henry George had
said he would not run for President on the ticket
OF the united labor party, that yesterday Mr.
George said the report was not true. In cOnversa-
ton with gentleman he had merely argued the
reasons pro and con for running as President on
the united labor party ticket next year. The party
itself has not yet made any decision in this re-
gard. national conference OF leaders OF the
united labor party will soon be held in IndianapO-
lis St Louis, or Cleveland, TO consult upon the ad-
visibility OF holding national convention. Mr.
George also denied that there were any differences
OF opinion between him and DR.. McGlynn. All
their relations, he said were perfectly harmonious
Wants the Democratic Convention.
Indianapolis Special to the n. Y. World.
A big effort Is being made throughout this state
to secure the national democratic convention for
Indianapolis The efforts not confined to resi-
dents Of Indiana alone however, but the Hooser
politicians are being strongly backed by leading
democrats OF OHIO and those OF adjoining States
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TAKING AN INDIAN FOR HusBANp-John Schwit
zen, son of a minister at Swarmsyile n Y was
at Niagara Falls Sunday afternoon looking for
Little Jonn, an Indian, who eloped with Schwit-
Lens sister Little John resembles a Spaniard and
told the girl he was one. The girl left home on
Monday The brother traced her TO Niagara Falls,
ana some letters showed that she had arranged TO
elope with Little John They went 10 Hamilton
anu claim 70 have been married. The Indian took
the girl 10 her home while the brother was here
Out some otner Relatives ran him out or town and
threatened 10 tar and feather him. The girl was
detained, although she said she loved her dark
skinned husband and would follow him
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POwDERLY's VISIT TO IRELAND.-General Master
Workman Powderly, OF the Knights OF Labor.
thinks he will be ready TO sail for Ireland In April
or May. He intends to lecture upon Irish matters
In Ireland, but will deliver a few lectures In Eng
land upon the Knights OF Labor. In Midway there
Is district assembly OF the knights. He has said
that he does not fear arrest for his connection with
the executive Of the Clan-na-Gael, for that was
long ago.
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Jerry Hartigan, well-known New York poll
tlclan, died saturday night or CONSUMPTION.
George Bond, aged twenty-four years and
member OF weil-known and wealthy Boston
family, shot himself at the Gilsey House. New
York, sunday morning.
The Jo.iet rolling mills. employfng . OOO men
have shut down.
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Nina Van Zandt's Presentinaent.
SIZE BELIEVES THAT SHE WILL SOON FOLLOW SPIES
HER LATEST PHOTOGRAPH

SEE BELIEVES THAT she WILL SOON FOLLOW SPIES
HER LATEST PHOTOGRAPH.
story Is printed In Chicago that Nina Van
zandt, looking very pale and thin, went TO a pho
tographers saturday afternoon % have her picture
taken She was dressed In deep mourning and
Insisted upon all Of IL being represented in the
photograph Il believe that shall not live long,
Ehe said Il have presentiment that shall not
long survive my husband. and want this picture
10 show Inc JUS as look now. / shall leave IL a.
a memento OF my love for my martyred husband. )"
The photograph shows her IN the deepest mourn
Ing, and Is altogether a CHASTITY affair." the heavy
iuaSs OF Grape that hide her thick hair giving her
pale face startling and unnatural whiteness. She
looks thinner and paler than she has at any time
since the t1aL IL II said that Miss Van Zardt
Receives great numbers OF letters every day from
symp1tlHers ana cranks all over the country A
great many Of the letters contain Offers Of mar
Rage. These are Immediately DESTROYED The
letters Of sympathy are usually answered briefly n
they appear 10 be sincere. a great many people
lzye idea that Miss Van Zandt Is Ia needy cir
Cumstances and offer her financial assistance The
Tact j. that her family Is comparatively well on
and Nina has a luxurious home
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wYCKOFF. sEAMANs l. BENEDICT.
339 Broadway New York.
OFFICE:
LIE Droit Building,
Diet Corner 9Th and ".
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LyNCHED BY SUPERSTITIOUs NEGROEs.-The body
OF Andrew Edwards, negro seventy years OF age,
was discovered day or two ago suspended from
a tree a few miles from Minden, La. He was
lynched by men OF his own race On suspicion
OF being "vOudOO," or witch DOCTOR
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"Nfi-N m "
- Upper Marlboro. Md
ROBERTS x STANLEY. Solicitors. dl2- 3,

hobfhIS slhNLEn. sohcltors. dl2-3t
CHANcERY SALE OF IMPRoyEp AND uNri-
CoRNER or FIRST AND IiNGhN sTRErTs,
SQUARE 5is. i BEf Il vi second AND bY rHIh6
AND AND NJ sTREETs NokTHEAsT. AND
nETShES sIa5SS AND 3i fHik * S md Ok isD
L STREETS NORTHEAST.
Of she District q coa .bis passed On the Isl das
OF Decenber 1852. IN EQUITY Cause No. e42r. -
WEDSnspaY THE rh' az II DAY 4f bT
nnmbered eighty three es eighty four So and ID ss
south han Of lot three oe3l in Threl
kelds addition to Geor getown. with the
AID on THURSDAY, THE TwESrY,sEcoNp
a1 M IN II tront % s s aso s 81 P@e
thirteen q 81 and IA in square pambeTe seven hun,
dred aud forty eiht an Of lots numbered tl1y.
t5s thirty s forty t4o "a fess
t9ar ga iGrtEss ts 'ts
ss s Sis9 es.rS f s ss t, %
elght C5sD aud NIFTY mine tsl IN patrick oijonns.-
ghges subdivision q sguare nunbsrcd seven hundred
atsd IN The District Of COLUMBIA and viii be sud in tho
Terms Of sale as provided by the decree are. One
tnird o. the prease money IN cash on. third IN one
N, Sse 'Ss Ss 81 sa.e {.
eel q real estate sold and 4 he rqrha-er shall ~.
L cABELL WILLIAMSON. Trussss.
. 4,0 Louisiana ave.
rI,HREE STORY FRAME DWELLING NO. l4la
Franz kE bEr ii M nv coRN hEh sr Ssb
on iii PRf6 StEh aff1TffkSoos. DECEMBER SIX
TENTH, at FOUR O'CLOCK. we will sell in al
' - W LOT ii, SQUARE aa7.
fronting Is 1912 feet street with depth OF IS
81 feet improved by frame story dwelling. wut-I
and
This property is near the Treasury Department and
Albaugh's Opera House.
Terms: one-third cash; balance In O. IL. and Is
months, with per cent interest from day of sale
payable Ia be secured by deed Of trust
on premises, or all cash. at option u purchaser.
On SAME AFTERNOON. at HALF-PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK in front of the premises Will sell part u
LOT 4, SQUARE l04,
fronting 3 feet IN inches 10th street and s6
on street northwest. improved by q three-story
frame This lot frontlnx the corner four good
building lots could readily be made.
Terms 81 600 cash. balance In ~ year., with inter-
est At per cent, payzbe semi annually. depo<t of
800 required on each piece at time Of sale Convey
anctng, &c at cost Terms 10 be complied
with in 10 days otherwise right reserved 20 resell
risk and cost Of the desultng purchaser sitter days
public notice of such resale In Newspaper pub
dio-dkdbs DGNcANsoN BROS. Aucta
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JOHNSON L LUTTRELL,
713 Market Space.
sSs III oOoooO $500 OOcoO
$x n % w 90 % W %
s$s iii " !" 5000 @OoS opOoO
CHAL Ii N0E.
REMINGTON STANDARD TYPEWRITER

We claim for our machine the following points Of
superiority: EASE OF MANIPULATION, DURA-
BILITY, and SPEED-the essential qualities in .
writing machine.
Its ease Of manipulation IL unquestioned To test
Its durability requires many years of actual But
Its SUPERIOR SPEED can be demonstrated in few
moments
WE CHALLENGE ALL OTHER WRITING MA.
CHIMES to speed test As follows:
THE UMPIRE TO BE SELECTED BY OUR COM
PETITORS
DEPOSIT. Each competitor to deposit with the um-
pire certified check payable to his order for $1,000
COMPETING MACHINES to write capitals and
small letters.
TIME. Before March LIST. 1888. The test to take
place not earlier than month after the first accept
ance of this challenge.
PLACE. NEW YORK CITY, IN SOME CONvEN-
lent HALL. TO BE SELECTED BY OUR COM
PETlTORS AND TO BE PAID FOR BY OUR
SELVES
NUMBER OF OPERATORS. Each competing ma
chine to be by three operators with in
strument for each. The aggregate time Of each team
to be considered in making the award.
MATTER TO BE WRITTEN. The Declaration of
Independence. This may be committed to memory,
or written from dctation II dictated each operator
may select his or her own reader
TRIALS Each operator to have the privilege of
three trials.
DEDUCTIONS FOR ERRORS A deduction Of one
second for every omitted. msspelled. or misplaced
word. deduction Of one-ffth second for every
omitted punctuation mark capital letter.
DISPOSAL OF PROCEEDS $500 to be equally
divided amongst the operators Of the winning team.
The balance to be donated to the GRANT MONU-
MENT FUND.
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He SHOT THE WOMAN AND HIMSELF.-Minnie
LOrne, who for nine years has been known as the
wife Of Jos. Smith, salOOn-keeper at No. 931 y
Folsom street, San Francisco, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded saturday morning by Carl
known as Chas. Wilson. After Ills victim fell to
the floor, writing In agony, Lundquist placed the
INJECTING a wound which will in all PROBABILITY
result in his death. The cause OF the dual crime
Was Jealousy, brought about by the refusal OF the
woman to desert the man who, in the eyes OF the
world had been her husband for niue years.
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ELOPING TO MARRY NEGRO.-Jenne Smith, q
school teacher aged twenty-five, in Lamont, Mich
eloped with Alexander Mckee, a coal black ne
gro. She Is daughter Of a well-tO-do farmer
Last spring the negro went to Dakota, and thus
allayed some talk In the neighborhOOd about the
two. 1t Is known now that they kept up a cor
reSpOndence. Last week Miss Smith suddenly dis
appeared, leaving note saying that she had gone
to Dakota to join MCGEE. The negro met her at
st. Paul. and II is supposed that they were married
and went to their Dakota home.
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Established 1880.

JAMES Y DAVIS SONS
1901 Penn. avenue. Cor 18th st.
Established 1880. n1.3m
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The PENNSYLVANIA GANG OF COUNTERFEITERS.-
Ida Smedley and Jim Phillips, the notorious coun-
terfeter, were taken to scranton, Pa saturday, by
United states Marshal Barring, and lodged In Jail
to await trial at the March term OF the United
states court In that city. They were arrested at
Sunbury for completely In cOunterfeiting opera
lions which have been going on for some months
past In Harrisburg, Reading Pottsville Erie and
other towns In Pennsylvania. Judson Walcott and
Joe Harlan, OF Dunkirk, N. Y, and Garrett Van
Antwerp OF Utica. N. Y, members OF the same
gang who were captured recently, are in jail at
Wilkesbarre. Van Antwerp claims that he was
not connected with the others in their operations.
He was caught, however, in the act of dealing In
and paying out spurious five-cent pieces.
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BUTTON CAUSES MURDER.-At Conway, Kan,
on Saturday, A. Q. Baker began teasing Thomas
Rose about wooden button on his (ROse's) coat,
resulting in Rose shooting Baker through the
bowels and wrist, inflicting wounds from which
he Will die. The men have heretofore been con-
sldered the best Of friends. Rose jumped on his
horse and fled, but was pursued, and after four
hours running and lodging was captured
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VICAR APOSTOLIC OF NORTH CARoLINA.-A dis
patch from Rome to Cardinal Gibbons announces
the appointment OF Right Rev. Leo Had as vicaI
apostolic OF North Carolina He Is now abbot OF
ST. Mary'S Abbey IN CASTOR County, n. C., o mon.
aStery controlled by the Benedictine order.
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How PROHIBITION WORKS IN KANsAs.-Judge
Brewer, OF the United States Circuit Court, In
Topeka Kan, Saturday issued a decree, declaring
the Waruff brewery, at Lawrence, a common
nuisance, and directing the United States marshal
to shut 1t up and abate the same. The decree
also perpetually enjOins the brewery from manu-
featuring or selling any intoxicating liquors This
Is the first brewery that has been declared a
nuisance under the prOhibitOry law OF Kansas,
and the decree is in accordance with the late
decision OF the United States Supreme Court on
the prohibition question